It makes you stop and think, doesn’t it? So, if you’re not home perpetually fussing over your children, but trying to make a difference in a movement you believe in… THAT makes you a “bad” mom?

I don’t like that. I don’t like that one little bit. In fact, it should be the other way around. A mother who takes action to create a better future for her children should be considered a “good” mother, right? I get really irked when moms are shelved and categorized as beings meant ONLY to cluck over their wee ones. That’s it. Don’t you dare shift your interests or think outside that parenting box. Because, if you do, your children will suffer.

Join us on Saturday, October 22nd at 11am for our first committee meeting (with or without the kids–this is an inclusive meeting reflecting our values and our lifestyle!). Find us at the southwest corner Peoples’ Plaza (Square Victoria) by the « enfants & familles » banner in the children’s area, right behind the committees area.

We will attempt to address the following points:

roles and responsibilities (in an effort to understand and respect each member’s talents and interests)

Columbus day became a huge event for kids on Wall Street. OWS asked families to bring their children to the protest on the American holiday and kids from across the city, representing various communities, stood as a group and attempted to answer one question: « why are you here? »

Caleb Horowitz, 7, a second grader at Public School 116 in Manhattan, said he had joined the protest “to protect animals, and because some people are very poor and have no homes and food — stuff like that.”

He proudly waved the sign he had painted for the occasion: “Be fair to all things. Eat less meat. Some people have no homes, food, water. I always see a person with nofing.”

“I wrote all of this,” he explained. “And it’s true. I know a guy that is homeless.”

There are Montreal families all over Victoria Square. Scattered throughout the area, one sees strollers, baby carriers, and children dancing, singing, drawing and listening. Listening? Yes. Our children are watching and listening–they are eager participants in this overwhelming display of citizen involvement and action.

Square Victoria is to be renamed and the ceremony starts at 3pm. Join us on this day of peaceful and respectful protest.